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      "KmTCTGHiH . —J ° hn 3 IUche 1 l ani George Ho&gers icriie , on bekatfo / tke Committee , to inform the Chartists of Nottingham , that they have commenced the agency of the Northern and Evening Stars , and other p ublications , —the profits to go - lo the Association in Nottingham , » i 55 £ H KehpulI . —If her statement be true she is basely used : but tee are sorry that she labours under a great mistake in supposing thatiee have any power to assist her in obtaining payment for her sons s labour ^ Chorees Potseb . — We do not know him . pjlEB S hobbocks , the treasurer to the late Victim F und , begs -us to infozm Peter Foden that he jsoy be addressed . " Peter Shorrocks , care of Mr .

      R ichard Middl-ion , Red Lion Inn , Lee-street , O'dham Bond , Manchester ; " but thai neither he jic nor the committee have had any funds in jhetr hands for the last six or eight months , -and that there is another committee acting in London , of which they know nothing . \ Xosss SrstFSOX , of Hanlcy , in the Potteries , writes to vs ihatihe ** lads * 'iheeeare raising funds for a haB of their men . That is the way ; go on . He requests fl ^ S £ >» ^ ai ° H those per .-ens who hold f cfifcfinjj iw-A-5 for the late trials , will bring fiiem to J- Totes' Coffee Howe , by Monday evening next , wheie the committee sit to receive them . jiMES GO 'DWis . —Get them of Lavreon by subscribing « x -sreefcs for eacfa . "

      g , ' E ~ TU&G . —His letter is received . Txeccttte ^ OZES o ? Coxtidesce . — We hear that a creat stir is being made by these gentlemen and ' iheir friends , about some reports of confidence passed by the Charfyls of several tottns , having fern refused insertion in . the Star . Alive know of the matter is , that an address came here , which , if inserted with Us accompam , in / r ' reporf vovld here oecupiid ttco columns of the paper , and that -J teemed with misrepresentation and f olsdtood , the reply to ichich would probably hen occupied three columns more . Ttes address irns ocreed w by nine persons , and was sent to tts xs the address of the Chartists of Bath . ' ! Of course tee did not give iL A resolution was aho

      senl from Tvrk , passed and agreed to by eight persons there ^ trho remained in the room with Mr . Bairstow after his lecture . This was sent ^ o us s the resolution of the Chartists of York ! Our readers vdl give what credit they please Is ihe outcry about the suppression of votes of confidence thus menvfactured . In reference lo Newport , Isle of Wight , we have received the MioTPaig . — " Sir— -At our usual weekly meeting , had last vich > , the following retoluion vras vnajvifnonily passed—Ttuit this meeting is sutprised at the statement made by Mr . Leach , at the Birmingham Delegate meeting ^ on ihe 2 $ lh of Dec , * thai a resolution in favour oj the Erecuftre , from ihe Chartists of Newport , Isle oj Wight , had been excluded from the Northern Star by

      ihe Editor * no such resolution having ever been ag reed to ai any meeting of ihe Chartit-t members of this locality ; on the contrary , we always approved , and do so twit , of the conduct of Mr . BiIL > foT his wtifhnchxng exposure of every departure from the pure principles of Chartism . By inserting the above , you will oblige the Chartists of Newport . J am , Sir , yours , T . Self , sub Secretary of the National Charter Association , and Secretary lo the locality " "ffheB are ire to iear from tie Executive in snbstan-Oarion of iheii ^ iihallenge" Tannting 3 2 When do Leach and M'Doeah . mean to publish the ^ plotcugand conspiracy" letters J J . G . Geadt writes us thus , in reference to the letter of oar Scotch friend , which had been returned to

      « 3 sssnre yon , Sir , and the ' Gemnne Scoten Cb » rbst / flat it "was not -what Tie ascribed it to "which csbbh ) Ins and one ortwooQier letters to be retained . Ho : It -was , as I . suppose , a little spleen which < aused it I had occasion to leave home for b time ; and 1 © reeled the postmaster of French Paik la TeaBy honest and nnprf-jofliced man ) lo send my papers to another address . He old so ; and they -were not four days in this office until the Postmaster tstnmed them , although ha -srax avrsre that there -was a ttwiti in town to receive them for me , and a ¦ tnpTi -who received them often for me : but , as I snpposed , ft little spleen caused it "

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      C 0 TT 05 , BiRHrsGHiH . —Wb . Carrutn , bookseller , -49 , E 3 D § -Kreet , Kilnisrnock . If ast op otra -Sctscbibkes -who receive tbeir Papers direct from the Office have not got their Plates , they had better say how they are to be Jorsraxded Trhen they serjd the balance of their Accounts . The two last can be posted to any of them fox 6 d . postage ; bnt "where there ib » chance of having them in any bookseller ' s London parcel , they-will get them cheaper . To A . GE 5 TS . —Those Agents who have not sent in their accoimta -sffl nol receive any Papers after this date . C ILiBaisos , XonTBASTivy , Trill be attended to the first opponnnity .

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      FOB THE 3 AJJOX&X DEFXSCK 7 VXD . £ . S . d . Tram J . W . Holton , Strend 0 « lj * . the QnEeburn Chartiste . „ . » . 0 10 0 ^ lartin , Walworth . „ ... — o 1 0 „ the Chirtisi Democrats of Aabbmton 0 6 0 „ Newport , per > fr . Homer , collected by B . JBroTO 0 3 € ^ Dndley , being proceeds of a raffle uth subscription ) 15 6 TOB JAJLES BEli , HETTTOODIxcfm the Sorters * Toirn Tictam Committee 0 5 0 rOS SJURTEl PABRES , SHZiTFIEiD . Ironi tlss Sraners * Toirn Tictim Committee 0 5 0

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      MA 2 J-W 0 KSHIP—Pas . ! 2 . 1 ChsrtisEi ha » stood many trials—has ¦ withstood ' nauyteinpiafions— -has always hitherto come out of the Say fnmaee triumphantly . There was the secession of t ir-raal of the TPf-Tnbpn ? of first convention who shrank : froni carrying ont the ulterior measures and conse-, gnaiBy made them failures—but Chartism god rid of them and joJ better of that Then followed a sneces- j &m of hnmbn ^ s . There was tbB currency hnmbng— j tbe . forugn policy hnmbng—ihe ! Free Trade and Exten- » oan 3 tfee Sn&af 8 linm > ng—theJEdneation hnmbng— ; anaiasi , but not la&t the complete hnmhng—all have . been blown Bke so ^ feny babbles to draw the people ' s j gss from the Charter bnt all have burst—all these I

      3 osanna . irere devisei , by the ' people ' s most dangerons Enemies , I mean professed friends , while all the while GsTemmsnt was goading us by means of spies and P ° Sc 8 j as at Birmingham , at Newport , at Bradford , at EhtSsid , and other places where spy ontbreakB cccurred —sot to Etntion tbe continuous cannonade and rocket-> io » er from the social army of the system—fro ^ i all " » ko are interested in things as they are . Chartism has bsffieaD this—all has been enxrored by the Chartists ; ¦» e rtfaaed to became mere engines for the repeal of the ^ wr L aws and the Com laws , or for the regulation of Mat labonr in mines » T 7 rt mills—all needful to be flcne—aca sH win be done ; bat we must haTfc the Chaitotodo-soUj lbtnjwith , Coarfism stood outTVbig posecution « id it will stand ont Tory perse-^ m . Chartism proved Used invincible to psaa as wen as force when tb . B 2 ? ew New

      ilove Redrrivca hokted its false lighU to deceive , and not wiihoTit success , some of onr foremost and awes * advocaita , who afterwards sought by craft to iKtray the creuulons inte the hands of those insidious , sniliBg , treaefcercus friends , the middle classes , who are the common enemies of thsir country and of mankind CMrSsm hsa passed through all those orleals as innoeffice passed over the burning ploughshares unscathed , ¦ Earct t-as the lady whose " beauty wonM have pro-TDXea thievea sooEer than gold" passed through lre-H 3 Q ^ -bBt a Hore perilous trial awaits ns now—ire have srad carseJTes from others—we mnst be saved from TO- "Hfm—f zam becoming man-worshippers . Knowing fio » » en -n have passed through all previons trials , I «> w > t w > i a triumphant issue from this—perhaps there » w > aeea of esnUon ; but there ean be noharm in it , ^ wmaEdaswe are fcy eBemies from wiaiont , and * a ™*? bot that poor weak ^ friend within , the hmnan iestL ~

      ^ * ° * . ^ e purpose of being more dearly understood , 3 » ui chide the itmaiBdEr ol this discourse under three teadjli *— "What is man-worship ? « % —TTbat are the evils that result f ram it I io dlasay—What lemedies may be applied to it ? ^ 2 a- - * cisb 3 p ( shortly to define it ) is paying that re-*? jscs to persons which is due only to principle . TVe ~ ° * e "rirtne , we all pant after an ideal excellence , ~ f » fcen srt think wb see it reailzad , whetter in oar-*~* « in others , we are apt to became egotists or *^» rashrppers , just as the case may be ; bnt -we ^ usogiTe ourselves or be deceived by otters . Tes , **¦*** l ° Te "sirtue—even the most Tidons who ^ " «* or win not practice it love it , and must do so , ^ « ank « od , the lore « f virtue is inherent in our rr ***> jk belongs to onr being—it is part of onr con-?™ ™ - fist -ratneis an abstract principle , and the F ?« J of sen i&mke It to come before them in a fomi—io their

      ^^^^ e be made palpable to outward ** * - -Aceorasaglywhen s JeUow-being personifies a ^ s--when » man atteeta Jhe DoSee of his fellowj ^ ^^ m penor iravery , benevotence , pafisncb , gene-^^« justice , anfl so on , Ifor all these things are dis-52 / S a

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      ing for ni No wonder that tre love virtue , for virtue is not only good in itself , but it does good to na ; we have interest in it ; we must love it if ve truly love ourselves . No wonder , therefore , that Tirtne is revered , nor is any harm done if we revere the virtuous man ; we are all the mere likely to practise his precepts , to follow his example , to be friends to ourselves as he is to us . Jesus Christ used to Bay , if ye love me , ye will keep my commandments ; and a good Chartist win say , " if ye love me , ye will help me to carry out onr Plan © f Organization- " Christ permUtted his disciples to worship him that he mi ght obtain all the more influe r . ee over them for their own good . Just as Captain Cook permitted the South Sea Islanders to make a God of him , that he might have the power to do them godlike benefits . Nor did he misuse or abuse their confidence .

      But again there are cases of particular emergency ca ' cnlated greatly to heighten or increase our ordinary love for virtue or the -virtuous man . As for instance , when a people groaning in slavery see a deliverer , —a people doomed to destruction , sea a saviour—or , when robbed of our rights and oppressed by onr robbers , we see a " pqwerfnl intercessor , mediator , or advocate , step forward , powerful in knowledge , powerful in talent , powerful in spirit . Our gr&titsde in such a case is proportioned to our need , and is apt to repsy tenfold the benefits we may have received ; to pay for promises as for performances ; to anticipate success . We do not question the motives , we do not nicely scan the character of him who pleads onr cause , the cause of tbe poor and the oppressed ; his virtue may not be real , may be assumed for a purpose ; but so long as he exerts himself in our behalf , so long as we find the benefit of his exertions , we give him credit for the best of motives , for the pnrest disinterestedness .

      Who are those whom the people delight to honour ? Not those whom a king delighteth to honour—base metal , alloy . —which however gilded over by rank , however stamped by title , can never pass current wit h the people . The man whom a king delighteth to honour is generally such a one as the people have good reason to detest But the men whom the people delight to honour are those who love liberty , who are faithful and true , consistent ; inch , though dishonoured by tines , me always honoured by the people ; and if men of a contrary character obtain honour , resptct , or confidence , it is by assuming those virtues , by imposing on the people ; this may do for a time , but they are sare to be lousi out at last , and then they find it would have been better to have been in reality what they only seemed to be .

      There are many tests of the sincerity of an advocate- Does he brave persecution in our service ? has he sacrificed for us friends , fortune , health , personal liberty ? has he renounced caste , privilege , and voluntarily descended into our ranks ? is he a gratuitous advocate ? does he fight with us when fleeting for us ? has he no reservations ? is he identified ¦ with us ? There are also many tests of the insincerity of an advocate . It is hardly necessary to repeat them , as they consist chiefly of negations of the former ; but I believe it wDI be fonnd that an advocate from the upper classes is generally more true to the cause than one from the working classes themselves . In the first place an advocate from the upper classes already possesses all those advantages which the working man pants for , and yet he renounces all for his sake ; he reverses his position—he leaves peace for strife , ease for labonr , and plenty fcr privation ; the working-man advocate , on the contrary , keeps bettering

      himself" To be worst , The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune Stands still in « sperance , lives not in fear , ^—The lamentable change is from the best . " The upper-class man must take np the cause from principle : the : working man may take np the cause fitm principle j but he has likewise an interest in it . The working man wDl feel more flattered—will be more in danger of being corrupted by the favours of the aristocracy or of the middle classes than the man wha once possessed these favours , bnt renounced , rejected , despised them for the sake of principle : and tans it has happened that the trait era to the Chartist cause have been almost without exception from the working classes .

      1 do the working classes wrong when I say that the traitors belonged to their class : they had ceased to be genuine working men , and bad become a kind of middle-class working men , —a character the most Selfish , vain , despotic , and unprincipled . I need not name these—your , own recollection will supply you ¦ with their names . Give me , then , ihe honest aristocrat , or the honest democrat , —for extremes meet , — and let them abut out—let them make excision of the go-between middle classes . The bona Jide advocates from the upper class are indeed but few ; but there are more of them than we imagine . Christianity found but few adherents at first from the upper class ; but the few that it did find were found faithful . Judas betrayed his master ; Peter denied him ; and tbe rest of his disciples fled from him . It was Joseph of Arimethea , a rich man , who took up his forsaken corpse and buried it .

      The ar istocrat who joins the cause , joins from honour—from a love of justice—from an elevated sense of patriotism or principle . He may not join so much for the sake of the cause ; for he will be apt to consider tbe people as unworthy , tut he knows that the cause •* ill render them worthy , if he be not a bona Jide advocate he will Affect popularity for the sake of revengethe middJe-cla £ 8 man for avarice . The former will be actuated by pride ; the latter by profit . In this case they will soon discover themselves—they will be easily detected . Do they speak to itflime passion or to puff trade ? Axe-they patriots or demagogues ? I could draw the portrait of a demagogue ; but I am afraid I should make bnt an ugly picture of it : and I would rather imitate the elder Cato in thinking of good men than of the bid . I will , therefore , attempt to draw the portrait of a patriot . ( To be continued . J

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      MEETING IN HONOUR OF THE NORTHERN STAR , AND THE REV . WM . HILL . f Concluded from our first page . J prison ' s gloom , or one word of tender condolence for the entombed and exiled victims of faction . It is a lamentable fact marking every where the blood-stained pages of tbe world's history , that "the unjust have almost always prevailed against the upright ; "" the innocent and the virtuous have been crushed bj usurping tyrants , and the best of maukind have been made the victims of the ambitious and the mighty . " From the death of the first Abel to the bloody slaughter of Zicharias—thence to the crucifixion of Christ—thence to the burning of Latimer , Kidley and their contemporaneous fellow martyrs—thence to the present hour , persecution haB ever baen the lot ot the faithful aDd unflinching advocates of truth and

      justiceand so long as wickednessshall be enthroned , and shall direct the councils of cabinets , and shall guide tbe deliberations and fix the decrees of Parliaments , and shall bias the minds of magistrates and judges against the weak , and for the strong—eo long may every good man , who wishes to do good in his day , and tries to leave the world better than he found it , put down to his own reckoning , as most certain , in the world he shall have tribulation . The more active , the more determined , the more earnest in doing the good thing ¦ which his hand findeth him to do , and sharper will be the whip to scourge him -, and hotter will be the fire heated to scorch him—Ihear . )—Every man worthy the name of man , in this Christian country , professes sympathy for the suffering Christians

      of the first Christian a ^ es ; and , I venture to sffirm , that tbe " legal proceedings '" against our friends and leaders have been tqually unreasonable and unjust , and render them £ t objects ol the tenderest sensibilities of our nature . For what have they been prosecuted ? for crime against society ? No ; bnt because they were men possessed of ihe virtuous wish and the righteous determination to amend society ; to improve the condition ef tlse poor and needy ; and to defend the cause of the widow and the fatherless , and those ready to perish : therefore it is that their wives have been widowed and their children left fatherless . Let us take a retrospect at the time when the Whigs , rampant

      in powti . made their fearful onslaught upon opr lanks . With what savageness was the progress of that onslaught frightfully impressed . Blood-thirsty , hireling policemen were sent at the dtad honr of midnight , when the inV-nded victim was enjoying the refreshing iifkunees of sleep by the side of a beloved and anxious wife . He was snddtnly aroused - , his family mercilessly thrown into tbe most fearful disquietude of mind ; himself dragged uS without ceremony to prison , as if he had hctn gnilty of eome foulest act of felcny , and had merited crtn capital punikhmtnt The magistrates before whom the examinations were taken wtre generally fennd to have come is the bench with minds predetermined to " commit for trial" In those cases in which

      the ientfit of kal preTious to trial could be clawaed , the most excessive bail was demanded , altogether disproportioned to the circumstances of tbe supposed tiitnders . Th * parties constituting the courts of tribunal before whom our friends weie arraigned , had a direct interest in securing convictions . Judges and lawyers ft It that their craft was in danger ; that unless those wicked Chartists were stopped in their criminal career , the corrnptionB which fattened thtm would be all swept away . The jurors were interested yeomen , farmers , "and money-mocgers , alarmed for the safety of their Si-gotten plunder^—the witnesses were for the most part perjured mercenaries ^—men prepared to swear black is white to please their employers . Hence tbe biassed and coloured charges of the Judges ; the

      crafty pleadings of the Councillorai the reckless Bweaiing of the -witnesses ; tbe readiness , the shameless hastiness , of the ferdiets ; andjthe cruel vindictiveness of the sentences In the e * se ef Prost and his fellow mar tyrs was there ever anything more eruel and unjust ? Suppose we admit that they were really guilty of ail "wiQi which Ihbj "were charged—that they were really rebels in armB against the Queen—that they sought the scbYersioB ot all law and order in society that they intended first the destruction of property , and then the d ivision of the remainder , stall they bad a right to be reckoned innocent until proved to be guilty . All the forms of law ought to have been strictly conformed ¦ with , otherwise counsellors had no right to pleads—the witness bad no right to swearthe jurors had no right to conrict , and the judges bad

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      no right to condemn . So soon as it ] was found that the proceedings were informal—that tbe forms of law had been departed from—the further progress of the c& 83 should have been Instantly stopped as illegal , and a verdict of acquittal recorded by the direction of the court But the prisoners were offenders of that class whose doom it is to be prejudged always , and whose chance , therefore , of obtaining justice under the present state of things is so miserable that even " law " cannot be had for them , But . J mapgre all this , still clinging to the anchorage of righteousness , ¦ we hold on our course -with heart of hope , Despite the rancorous hate of " plain" John , and the malignant war of persecution waged again&t us under the iron rule of " tbe base , the bloody , and the b .-ntals , "

      Chartism , Pfcoenix like , arose out of her own ashes with fresh life and vigour , and in a few short months exhibited a strength and an energy which astonished even her most -virulent enemies . Peel and Pollock may try their hands at tbe old game of coercion , but their efforts to put out the live lamp of truth will prove utterly futile . While at Birmingham , I had the melancholy pleasure of accidentally meeting with the wife of Ellis . Here the speaker gave a touching account of tho interview , and wound up a most eloquent and effective speech by calling on the people to let the sufferings of their fellow patriots serve them as so many stimalants to new and constantly increased activity . Mr . Arran . whose speech had been listened to with almost breathless attention , notwithstanding the late

      hoar , sat down amidst loud cheers , and Mr . Garner again presented himself to sing , in character , the comic cbauflt , " Happy Land . " We have eeldom seen a more marked effect produced -upon an audience than that of this apt little extravaganza , which bo admirably followed the thrilling speech of Mr . Arran . The dress of the performer being a / ttc simile of one of the most wretched of Poor Ireland's wretched peasantry , and the words a setting forth of manifold blessings resulting from class rule . The chaunt was encored , and when the effect of the mingled mirthful and grave emotions it gave rise to had subsided , another glee was snng , after which the Chairman announced that it was now within a few minutes « f the witching time * f niitht , the proceedings of the evening would conclude w-th the Marseilles Air . which he

      reqnested the band forthwith to play . This done , thanks were voted to the Chairman , who in brief phrase acknowledged the compliment Three cheers and bettor health , were then proposed and given for Feargus O'Connor , Esq ; most heartily followed by three cheers for the victims , Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis , three cheers for the Northern Star , three cheers , and one cheer more , for the Rev . Mr . HOI . The Chairman and the speakers then left the ball , nnd the major portion of the company separated in high Bpirits , and with delightful feelings ; a part , however , of the younger end were inclined to put in practice the burdeD of the old song , " We won't go home till morning , " and having requested the band to stay and oblige them still longer , had prepared themselves to " " trip it" for an hour or two upon the " light fsnta&tic toe . " This , however , was prevented by the chairman of the . committee , who , ascending the platform , informed

      them that it could by no means be allowed , as Mr . Firth , the occupant of the room , from whom it bad been taken for thejoccasion , had refused to let it , otherwise than on the expressed condition that there should be no dancing . This announcement caused some buiprise , as many of the company had swn anntnacementa of a ball to be held in tbe room on the next night but one , with which announcements the walls of the town were then placarded . Many and queer were the " blessings" which Mr- Firth received for h $ s consistency and liberality . However , the young folks were determined not to be disappointed , and since they must not dance , sundry songs and recitations occupied another hour ,, and at a few minutes after one o ' clock , the Hall was cleared . As a whole , the effect of this meeting will be long felt in HulL It has given an impetus to the lagging spirits of the pood men and true , which will , we trust impel them forward with increased energy in the good fight of freedom .

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      HAWICK . —On Monday week , in Mr . Munro ' s Chapel the Rev . Patrick Brewster . according to announcement , gavef an account of tbe proceedings of the Conference . His address lasted about two honrs , and he tork up most of that time in attempting to jus'ify himsdf for the part he had acted at the Conference , and laboured hard to make it appear that the delegates were bound by the terms of the invitation to give the preference to any document which the Council pleased to lay before them . He declared himself a Chartist , he gloried in the name of Chartist , &c , but still ho felt that he was bound to act with the Complete Suffrage party J

      1 ETHAM . —At the weekly meeting of the Political Union , held on the 7 th instant , Mr . John Tytler in the chair , the account of the Birmingham Conference being read , unanimous rotes of thanks were given to Feargns O'Connor , Esq . and Mr . William Lovett , for their praiseworthy conduct in defence of the People ' s Charter . GtASSOW . —A public meeting to hear the report of tbe delegates to the Birmingham Conference was held in the Church on Monday evening , Mr . J . Praudfoot in the chair . Mr . Adams gave a very minute detail of the proceedings , which appeared to meet with general approbation , except when he

      in his usual plain , straightforward style , stated the condnct of Mr . Joseph Sturge and his friends . Mr . Moir spoke at considerable length in his usual Barcastic Btyle , commenting very pertinently on the condnct of tbe minority , and convulsing the audience at the idea of ninety-three setting themselves » p against one hundred and ninety-five . Messrs Aucott and Colquhoun also addressed the meeting ; after- which some discussion ensued , and a rote of thanks was carried with acclamation to tbe delegates and to the chairman , and the meeting broke up about ten o ' clock . —[ We received a long report of this meeting , but had not room for it ]

      COCNE . —Mr . Dickinson , the Manchester packer , delivered two lectures in the Chartist News Room , Windy-bank , on Friday and Saturday night last . A resolution to tbe following effect was passed unanimously , " That as the Lecturer , Mr . Dickinson , is abirat to retire into private life , the Chartist cause will lose a powerfnl advocate ; but that it iB the opinion of this meeting that tbe worthy lecturer do -continue his services in the good cause until the oppressed people of this unhappy kingdom receive the fall tide of liberty and freedom which is sure to flow plentifully by the enactment of tbe People s Charter . " After a vote of thanks to the Lecturer and another to the Chairman , the meeting separated highly satisfied .

      OU » HAM .-0 a Sunday last Mr . Clark , of Stockport , delivered a very instructive lecture in the afternoon . He very feelingly recommended the Chartists to bury in oblivion all previous animosity and bad feeling , and to unite as brethren , with a firm and determined perseverance te obtain the one thing needful—the Charter ; and also to encourage friendly deaJiag with each other . After the lecture 6 > . 3 $ a . was collected for the wife and family of Mr . Wm . Williams , of Lefs , who is now incarcerated in Kirkdale gaol , awaiting his trial at the next assizes . In the evening , a sermon was preached by

      Mr . Clisset , of Mill Bridge ; both services were well attended , and the speakers gave general satisfaction . At the weekly meeting of the members , the following list of five persons were moved by Mr . Lawless , and seconded by Mr . Brierly , as fit and proper persons to form the Committee to examine the books and documents now in the hands of the Executive Committee , or Mr . J . Campbell , the late Secretary , namely , Mr . J . 6 . Dron , Lambeth ; Mr . Ruffy Kidley , City ; Mr . Philip M'Grath , Tower Hamlets ; Mr . Wm . Cuffay , Strand ; Mr . T . M . Wheeler , Strand .

      HEWCASTUE . —At the usual public meeting , in the Chartist Hall , on Sunday evening , Mr . Fleming in the chair , Mr . Sinclair gave an account of the proceedings in the Conference , showing his reasons for every vote he gave when in that assembly , which was highly satisfactory to all the Chartisis present The following resolution was moved by Mr . Dees , seconded , and carried unanimously : — " That this meeting are perfectly satisfied with the acoount now given of onr representative in the Conference , Mr . Sinclair , and do tender him our sincere thaaks for his straightforward conduct on that occasion . " Moved by Mr . FranfcJand , seconded by Mr . Young — " That the thanks of the Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead be respectively tendered to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., of Hammersmith , Alfred Fusseil ,

      of Birmingham , and Mr . William Hopkins , of Birmingham—( the remaining representatives of Newcastle and Gateshead)—for their honest , manly , and straightforward advocacy of the People ' s Charter in the Birmingham Conference . A vote ol thanks was likewise agreed to to Mr . John M'Shane , for tbe firm manner in which he withstood ihe intimidation of the " Sucking Pig ** Chartists of this locality to declare the division of tbe public meeting in the Turk ' s Head in tbeir favour , contrary to his own conviction , or that of any other honest person present . Mr . S . read the appeal to tbe Chartists of the United Kingdom , in behalf of the Evening Star , and a determination was expressed to adopt means to enhance its circulation in this locality , after which Mr . Jobling gave a lecture on the principles of universal liberty .

      The Chaetists of Newcastle and Gateshead , held tbeir weekly meeting ou Thursday evening as usual . Mr . John Young in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , the secretary read Mr . Cooper's Plan of Organization from the Northern Star ^ when Sir . Sinclair gave notice that the plan now read be duly considered and discussed , clause by clause , next meeting night , prior to expressing our public opinion on the subject . Mr . Knox then moved and Mr . Andrew Elliott seconded , ** That the thanks of tbe Chartists of this locality be respectfully tendered to each of the 193 whole hog delegates who voted for the People ' s Charter at the Conference in Birmingham . " Carried unanimously . After disposing' of some local business tbe meeting adjourned .

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      BIU&TOI .. —Mr . Bairstow having been bailed out of the stone jug , lectured in the Democratic Chapel , Bear-lane , on Monday evening , declaring his firm adherence to the Charter , and that persecution could never swerve him from his principles . He made some observations upon the treatment he had received . After he had concluded , Miss M . VValker made a few , observations upon the necsasity of union ; the great wrong and evil of private quarrels and private slander , the sure promoters of discord and divisions , and therefore the destroyers of union . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , and to Mr . Spencer , of Northampton , one of Mr . B . ' a bail , for having come to Bristol for that service , the met ting separated . Mr . Chivers , of Bristol , was the other bail .

      WARWICK . —At the usual weekly meeting at the Saracen ' s Head , a -long discussion took place on the principles of Socialism and Chartism , by Messrs . Hobson , Graves , Price , Stanley , Piumb , and Shepherd . Mr . Joseph Green will lecture on Sunday night next , at seven o ' clock , at the Prince of Wales , Leamington . NOTTINGHAM . —A meeting of delegates , from the various localities in Nottingham , took place in the Democratic chapel , on Sunday morning , Mr . C , Roberts in the chair . The following resolutions were carried : —•• That « , report of the number of paying and non-paying members in each locality be delivered to the chairman of the delegate meeting , in the Democratic Chapel , on the first Sunday in

      every month . " " That the People ' s Charter contains the principles of pure representation in an eminent degree over all other documents that have appeared before the public , and that it is endeared to us by the noble principles it contains ; it is further endeared to us by the . sufferings of those noble patriots who have fallen a sacrifice ; we therefore are determined to agitate for nothing else , nor by any other name than that given to it by its authors , and sanctioned by the great body of the people belonging to the working classes of this country . " " That as Mr . Sturge and the members of the Complete Suffrage Union abruptly retired from the Conference rather than fenter into a discussion apon the Charter , this meeting is compelled thus publicly to declare their surprise at , and disapprobation or , the anti-democratic conduct of the Complete Suffrage

      body , and are determined never to give their support to any man , or body of men , who does not recognise the People's Charter as the basis of their claim to the support of the people . ' " That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Wm . Lovett , Feargas O'Connor , Esq ., and all those delegates who voted with them 3 p 6 n the question of making the People ' s Charter the basis of discussion , and this meeting pledge themselves to co-operate with them in any legal and peaceable agitation which shall appear most advisable for the attainment of our just cause . " The Chartists also met at the aforementioned place 1 , on Monday evening , Mr . John Wright in the chair , when a general council were elected , and th « following were nominated as competent persons to examine the accounts of Mr . Campbell , namely , Messrs . T . M . Wheeler , Ruffy Ridley , J . G . Dron , Wm . Bolwell . and John Watkins .

      BRADFORD . —On Monday evening tho members of the Council met in their room , Butterworth ' sbuildiags , when two resolutions condemnatory of the conduct of the Complete Suffrage party , were ordered to be eent to sach locality , in order that they mi ^ ht report thereon at the next Monday evening meeting ; a resolution was also adopted for getting up a teaparty at the time of the liberation of Peddle and Brook , and a committee of thirteen persons were appointed to carry out the necessary arrangements ; it was also resolved , that each council-man should use his exertions to raise funds in their several localities towards defraying the debt incurred by the exp&nce of the delegates to the Birmingham Conference . A committee of five persons were appointed to get np instructive amusements at a low charge for the ChartistB of Bradford and district .

      MANCHESTER . —The South Lancashire Delegate Meeting was held in the Chartist room , Brownstreet , on Sunday last , Mr . Thomas Railton was called to the chair . The following sums were paid in by the delegates : —For the Irish Fund , Rochdale , 4 ? . 3 d . ; ditto from Ratcliffe-bridge , 7 d . ; ditto , from the Carpenters' Hall , 7 d . ; ditto , for the Defence Fund , from two friends , by J . lsherwood , Is . b'd . In the last report of the delegate meeting for South Lancashire , there appeared for Rochdale to the Executive , 23 . 6 d ., and for the Irish Fund , 5 d . which ought to have been HoUinwood . Mr . Nuttall brought forward the following motion : — " That , in order to carry out the principle of equal representation , each locality be allowed one representative to

      sit in the South Lancashire Council for every fifty paying members , and that these localities that have not that number of members be allowed one representative . " Mr . lsherwood moved an amendment . " That the resolution of Mr . Nuttall stand over until tbe next delegate meeting . " The amendment was carried by a majority of one . Mr . Davies thought that it would be advisabJo to have another delegate meeting in a fortnight as the trials were near at hand , and it was very likely that many of the best men would be imprisoned , and in his opinion it would be advisable to get out , if possible , a county lecturer in order to keep up the agitation ; and alBO it was necessary to endeavour to get up funds for the defence of the victims and the support of their families . Mr . Nuttall moved , and Mr . Kershaw seconded , " That the next delegate meeting be held on the 22 nd inst ., at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . " Carried- unanimously . Mr . Key

      moved , and Mr . Nuttall seconded the following motion , — " That we , the delegates of South Lanca 8 hire | in delegate meeting assembled , do recommend to the country the five gentlemen hereafter mentioned , residing in London , as fit and proper persons to form a committre to examine the books of the Executive , Ouncil , namely , Mr . Dron , Mr . Maynard , Mr . Wheder , Mr . Lucas , and Mr . R . Ridley . Carried unanimously . Mr . lsherwood then read the plan of Organisation which appeared in the Northern Star of Saturday last , when it was moved and seconded , " That we have taken the new Plan of Organisation into consideration , and we hope that the delegates will come to the next meeting with the instructions of their constituents thereon . " Carried . The meeting was then adjourned until that day fortnight . Tne thanks of the meeting having been given to the { Chairman , the delegates separated to their respective localities .

      MANCHESTER . —Carpentees' Haix . —On Sunday last the Chartists of this locality were addressed in the afternoon , by Mrs . Fields , and in the evening by Mr . Wm . Dixon . GREENOCK . —A publio meeting was held on Friday evening ; Mr . James Boyd in the chair ; when Mr . Roberton , delegate to the Conference , gave an account of the proceedings which took place therein . He also gave an account of his own conduct in the Conference , which was satisfactory to those who sent him . Mr . Duncan also delivered a short address on the proceedings of the Conference aud concluded by introducing Mr . Tattersall from England , who came forward and delivered a most eloquent and argumentative address , in which he shewed off the fallacy of agitating for anything short of the Charter . A VjOte of thanks to , and also of confidence in , George Roberton was unanimously passed , and the meeting broke up .

      LEICESTER . —The Sbakspereans have mustered but seldom since the Conference . Mr . Cooper has been ill , and misunderstandings which originated in that evil occurrence commonly called " the strike , " and during Mr . C . ' s absence and imprisonment , have lately broken out into very bad feeling . It is hoped , however , that these , unlucky phenomena will soon cease to manifest themselves , and that things will speedily revert to their old and prosperous course . Mr . Cooper was ; able to deliver a brief address last Sunday night , and the veteran John liichards , of the Potteries ( who has been staying with his fellow prisoners for * three weeks ) gave us hia farewell address on Monday night . M Hamlet " is to come off by our dramatic section , next Monday night .

      CARMSLE .--Thb Working Menb' Mental Impkovemenx Society . —The members of this society assembled at their room , No . 6 , Joha-street , Catdewgate , on Sunday evening , Mr . John Hutchinson in the chair . The minutes of last meeting were read over , after which the Secretary handed over to the Chairman two volumes , entitled— " Reports on the Sjnatory Condition of the Working Classes in England , Scotland , and Wales , " which were presented to the Society by P . ^ H . Howard , Esq ., M . P . for Carlisle . Mr . Armstrong then resumed the debate , on the question—** Have the poetical works

      of Robert burns , tbe Scottish poet , tended to , destroy £ uper&t ) tion , promote morality , and forward the cause of public liberty ? " Several other speakers took a part in the debate , after which Mr . Bowman replied , and tbe discussion closed . An animated conversation took place on tbe proceedings at Birmingham , and respecting the conduct of the Executive . Ihe following important question was then proposed for next Sunday evening— " What hopes are there of a speedy and cordial union between the middle and working classes of this country , from tho results of the Birmingham Conference !"

      PRESTON . —At a meeting of the Chartists of Preston , on Saturday night lasc , the following resolution was unauimdusly adopted : — " That we give out unqualified opposition to Mr . Cooper ' s plan of organization . We approve of a paid secretary and committee , as recommended in the S at . And we would be glad to see the attention of the people more particularly called to this matter , as we consider it of the greatest importance . " PETERBOROUGH . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists of this place , the conduct of Mr . Pbilp was laid before the meeting , after which a vote of censure was moved by Mr . Auckland , and seconded by Mr . Marklin . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . Pierce , the Quaker , for disclaiming tbe doctrine of Messrs . Sturge and Spencer , that the minority was the Conference , and likewise to Mr . Lovett , for his honest and manly support of tbe People ' s Charter .

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      LONDON . —Wobking Man ' s Hall Matrlebone . —Mr . Wheeler lectured here on Sunday eve « intr to a large audience ; the chair was occupied by Mr . Trueman ; a deputation attended from the ^ lurobolders of the New Central Hall , and other business of local import was transacted . j Clock-House , Castle-Street , Leicester Sqpare . —Mr . Skelton lectured here to a crowded audience , and gave great satisfaction . 1 The Metropolitan Delegate Meeting was held on Sunday afternoon , Mr . Dron in the chair ; after the usual routine of business , and credentials having been received from Mr . Grew lof the Chartist Hall , Grey Eagle-street , and from Mr . Overton for the city of London , the addresses ordered to be

      printed were distributed among the delegate :. 3 * was received from the Camberwell locality , and 4 s . from Bloomsbury . Messrs . Rogersjand Beck wire allowed to take their seats for the city shoemakers , and present proper credeiitials on the ensuing meeting . Mr . Maynard brought forward Mr . Coop * r ' n plan of organization , but it was ultimately deferred , and a notice of motion given upon tne subject . Mr . Knight moved the following resolution : —• ' That whilst we remain unaltered in our opinions respecting the Anti-Corn Law paity , we conceive it to be impolitic and unwise to oppose then ; at the present whilst we are endeavouring to unite all eradea ot Reformers . "— Seconded by Mr . Tuelpn . C < ns derable discussion arose about the reception ot t h a motion .

      it having been negatived with one dissentient on a previous occasion . It was ultimately withdrawn , and Mr . Maynard proposed , and Mr . Taelon seconded , the following resolution : — " Taat , whilst we remain unaltered in our opinions respecting the anti-Corn L / jw Party , we conceive it to be impolitic and unwise , as ChartiBts , in factious-ly opposing them in their present struggle for the total ] repeal of the obnoxious Corn Laws , " Mr . Rose propos d an amendment , asserting the right of Chartists to attend and enforce , by argument , their viewsjat every public opportunity ; but subsequently withdrew it : and Mr , Cuffay moved , and Mr . Humphreys beconded , " Tue previous question , " which was carried with four dissentients . Mr . Mavnard gave notice of a

      motion regarding the impropriety of Chartists opposing public meetings called by anyjpart'ts professing to have the same object , in view . [ Mr . Pearce , of Limehouse , presented the delegate nieeting with a tortoiseshell silver ornamented reading-giass , to be disposed of for the benefit of Dr . M'Douail and his family ; the present was accepted , and a vote of thanks given to the donor . Messrs . jWheeler , Salmon , Sbackletoo , Rose , and Page , were appointed a committee to carry the object into tffect . Mr . Knight brought forward the subject of the Central Chartist Hall , and earnestly pressed the delegates to induce the localities to urge forward j the undertaking . Several other delegates ably advocated the same subject . Mr . Rose brought forward the case

      of Mr . Wilde , of Mottram , late an active member of the Bermondsey locality , now an imprisoned victim , and pressed upon the delegates the propriety of raising a subscription in their several localities to assiBt his wife and family . Messrs . Maynard and Wheeler spoke highly of the conduct and abilities of Mr . Wilde , and trusted the subject woyld be attended to . Mr . Simpson moved that the sum of twelve shillings be paid towards defraying the rent of the Hall—carried . He also pressed upi > n those who were indebted to himself and Mr . j Wheeler for cards of the Association , immediately ! to discharge

      their debts , that the money might be paid into the hands of the General Treasurer . Mr . Simpson moved , and Mr . Rose seconded , the following resolution , " That we approve of the plan 3 iid down by the delegates assembled at Birmingham , recommending the appointment of a committee of five per * sons to investigate the accounts , &c , of the Executive . " Carried unanimonsly . A slight discaesion arose as to the propriety of nominating individuals , but on a suggestion of Mr . Wheeler'it was unanimously agreed to leave the nomination entirely in the hands of our provincial | brethren . \ The meeting then adjourned .

      Star Coffee Hcuse , Golden Lane . —Mr . Bolwell attended , and opened the debate upon the question— " Had the Birmingham Conference produced any beneficial result ? " He contended it had , inasmuch as it had proved to the working classes the insincerity of the Sturge party , and had produced a reconciliation between Messrs . Lovett and O'Connor . He was supported by Messrs . Mills , Castle , Langwith , Searle , and Sewell . Mr , CJarfc , in reply , said that admitting all that was said by the supporters of the Conference to be corrject , still the calling together of so many delegates } at so great an expence , could not be justified at a time like thin , when so many of the advooates of the Charter were pining in the dungeons of the tyrants , ' or banished from their native land , their wives and children starving ; and that if those who urged the people to take part in sending delegates had exerted their talents and influence with the same I earnestness ,

      nearly as much could have been raised for a General Victim Fund—a proceeding which would have reflected greater credit upon the Chartist body ; but he was afraid that the Chartist lea-ders were influenced by other motives than the advancement of the people ' s cause that they wished for "healthful recreation at the people ' s expence . He ihen showed that the system of Trades' Unions could be sucessfully carried on without these Conferences , and asserted that they were superior to Chartist Associations ; and , much as he prided himself on being a Chartist , he considered it a greater honour to be a Trades ' Unionist , for the man who belonged to ( the Chartist body , but held aloof from his trade society , did not act with consistency or principle . jMessrs . C . M'Carthy and King supported this yiew of the question ; and , after a vote of thanks tp the Chairman , it was resolved that we recommend the oountry to " elect a committee to examine the ! accounts of the Executive . " \

      Tower Hamlets . —At an adjourned ] meeting of the United Genei al Committee ot" the Tower Hamlets held at the Crown and Anchor , Waterloo Town , on Sunday evening last , Messrs . Drake , Robson , Fussell , and IlUngworth were put in nomination , in addition to those gentlemen put in ndmiuation at Coventry , for the election of the country , to form the Committee to examine tbe accounts of the Exetive . It was then carried that a public ! meeting be held on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock in the evening , at the Social Hall , Whitechapel Road , to receive a report from the Birmingham ( Conference . The united General Concillors adjourned to the first Sunday in February , at the Chartist Hall , Starstreet , Mile end Road . ] BANBORY . —The Chartist delegate from this town has given an account of hia mission to Birmingham , at a public meeting , held ou Monday evening .

      OtJSEBURN . —The Chartists of this locality assembled as usual on Sunday morning , in their room , East-end of Railway Bridge . Mr . Cooper ' s plan of Organization was read from the Northern Star , when an interesting discussion en&uo «) , which was adjourned until next week . Ererj hne present condemned the enormous salaries pr ^ -M sd by tha 14 th article , it being about six times as much as most of the working men are receiving , and every one has a right to sacrifice a little . It ( is particularly requested that the members belonging to this locality will meet in their room on Sunday morning , as business of importance will be brought before them . -

      GLASGOW . —The Directors of the Charter Association met in their Hall , College Opens , on Friday evening , Mr . T . Ancett in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting being read and confirmed , a discussion ensued on the subject of calling a publio meeting , to hear the report of the Delegates to the Birmingham Conference . Some were for deferring the calling of the meeting until copies of the amended Charter were procured , in order that thejalterations suggested by the Conference should be submitted to the meeting when the delegates gave in their report ; others were for holding the meeting iminedi . tely ; ultimately it was agreed to hold the meeting on Monday evening , the 9 ih instant . It was also agreed to call a meeting of the Association as soon as copies

      of the Charter ( as amended ) can be ; had . Mr . Walker said he had a letter from Edinburgh , stating that J , Duncan ' s trial was to come on on Monday , the 16 th , and soliciting what ever aid the [ committee might be able to give ; four pounds was ' then voted towards Mr . Duncan ' s defence . Mr . Colqhuoun said , when at Birmingham he had seen the bereaved wife of the exiled Ellis ; he understood she was left destitute ; he was told she was threatened with the horrible alternative of being sent into one of those modern bastiles—a union workhouse . He . hoped the committee would not overlook her case . A director said he had lately been told that Mrs . Peddie was in very poor circumstances . Mr . Greig corroborated this statement . One pound was then rofed to Mra .

      Ellis , and one pound to Mrs . Peddie . Mr . ! Chisholm said , Borne 200 Pioneers , price twopence eaish , a periodical got up by Robert Lowery of Edinburgh , had been sent to Mr . G . Rose on account of the Association , he wished to know whether the directors would undertake to sell them . It was moved and unanimously agreed , that they should not ] entertain the . subject . After a vote of thanks toMr . Ancott for his uniform urbanity in the chair , the meeting broke up . As everything connected with the n > ovements of the respective parties going and professing to go for the Charter , most at present be looked to with such interest , to record the following incident may not be altogether ont of place . The Complete

      Suffrage Committee , which compose almost the entire of their Association , resolved to give a grand ] soiree in the Teetotal Hall , Nelson-street , on Thursday the 5 th inat . in honour of , and to hear the report of some their delegates ( not the Glasgow ones ) to the late Conference ; our walls were posted with bills announcing this grand treat , no doubt anticipating the glorious triumph of their friends at Birmingham ; but , alas ! in both cases they were woefully doomed to disappointment . The ungrateful * ' wights , " to whom they were wont to look tor support and patronage , finding the dodge did not suit to « u ! l- the riotous , violent , and intolerant Chartists , would not buy a ticket to " the Grand Soiree . " Thursday evening

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      came , bat the pariies wiio were to attend the grand banquet to celebrate the triumph of ihe Complete dodge forgot where Nelson-street was . No street tfuiae . no city porter could be fonnd capable of leading them to this feast of reason and flaw of soul ; : when the hour arrived when tea was announced to ; be on the table , all was darkness . The charming words of Complete Suffrage which were to have eupplanted the nasty , greasy , vnlgar , and supported only i by the "ignorant , " rag-ta # and bobtail Charter , failed : bring a single imp to the grand treat . Truly ihe I hand writing . on the wail has gone forth . Thy glory is departed O Dodge . Contrast this with that yot i up by the good men of Gorbals , where numbers had to go away who could not gain admittance , and

      fifteen who had never done anything in the cause before , had ordered Association tickets . So much for the good old barque . | Gorbals . —The inhabitants of this populous i borough , anxious to show their attachment to ihe : principles of pure democracy , and their desire to act honourably by those who mauifest a desire to promote the great cause cf our country ' s political ; redemption , held a soiree and ball in the Chartist | Hall , Clyde-terrace , on " Wednesday evening , to ! which the Glasgow delegates to the Birmingham Conference were invited . Mr . John Cameron in thechitir . The proceeds to go to liquidate the debt on the Chartist Circular , due to Mr . G . Rose . Long before the chair was taken the hal' was completely

      filled . Oa tea being served , the taLles Were removed to make room for those who could not be otherwise accommodated . The proceedings of the evening w . re commenced by our worthy friend , Mr . M'Millan , singing in his best stylo " Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled . " Mr . J . Adams being called upon , gave a minute account of the proceedings of the Conference . Mr . Mtfir said he regretted the result of the Conference . He thought they had acted injudiciously in not laying both bills on the table , wt . ile there was no compromise of principle ; but the other party would not concent . He believed tuafc a number of those who left tho Conterenee contended that tliey were the Conference and not us . Thi .-i was ab .-urd . What would be thought of tbo

      corn law repealers , if , ou being defeated in ihe House of Commons , they wtre to withdraw , and meet in xoine other place , and declare themselves the Parliament ? Why , they would be laughed at . and very justly . He thought these men were endeavouring to establish the authority of numbers ! but the moment they differed and found themselves in a minority , they threw up their hats . Tne very fact of them giving up the minutes and other documents , proved beyond a doubt they were fully sensiblehowever much they might disguise it—that they were not the Conference . Had it been otherwise , and they told the majority to look out for a place for themselves , would they have left the documents No . Ho ( Mr . Moir ) was one of a deputation who

      waited on Mr . Morgan to ascertain whether be intended to continue , as Secretary of the Conference . If not , requiring him to give up all documents belonging to t ! : e Conference , including the minutes , the list of names , the credentials , correspondence , &o . Mr . Morgan was a little puzzled at the novelty of tbis demand . He ( Mr . Morgan ) was of opinion that the minutes and documents belonged to the majority , but hoped they would allow him time io consult his friends . They consented , and waited for one hour and a half , during which he believed Mr . Morgan was in close consultation wilh his friends . At last he returned , accompanied by the Rev . Mr . Spencer , &e ., when he agreed to hand over to them all the documents , excepting the credentials ,

      assigning as their reason for declining to give them up , that they were in many instances accompanied tvith private correspondence : this clearly proving they were not the Conference , but the dissenters from it . He ( Mr . Moir ) was ready to unite with any party on principle . It was not union theso men wanted ; it was possession of the field of publio opinion they meant . The Complete Suffrage party must do something to prove to them that they were really in earnest . He never ( for one ) would be a party to the giving up the p . ople to the middle classes for one moment , were they more honest now than at the time of passing the Reform Bill . Those men promised at that time that as sure as the people assisted them , eo sure would they

      assist the people . Though they have been constantly reminded of them during the last eight years , yet they uniformly turned a deaf ear to the call . They are , very willing to have ( he voice ef the majority when it suits , but when we have the majority , they tell u % it is composed of the tag-rag and bobtail , boys with blue bonnets , &c , but when should the majority be on their ai ^ e the devil a blue bonnet will they see . I tell you no man is your frie&d who does not join you ; he is a mere professor of liberality ; he is your deadly enemy . He then refernd to the complaints against tbe people for their violent and denunciatory language against those who differed from them . In answer to this , he would refer them to the language of the very men who

      thus complained of the people , aud see whether the people had ever used anything so violent as that used by the Corn Law repealers against the Tories . In conclusion , he would tell them he never would be * tail-piece to any man , or body of men . Mr . M . sat down amidst deafening cheers . —Mr . Colquhonn said , he had little left him to o by his worthy friends who had preceded him . He bri < fly roferred to the attempt of the Complete Suffrage Council to reject from 60 to 70 of the people ' s delegates . At a meeting which was held on Monday nflernoon , at the New Inn * it was resolved , that those against whom no objections were made should resist any business being done till those objections were disposed of . He believed the stronsmustermade

      at that meeting had considerable influence on the other party , for they had an official notice , during the evening , stating that the Council of the Complete Suffrage Union had met that afternoon , and , after mature deliberation , had resolved to recommend to the Conference to admit all those objected to , excepting some six towus . This showed an evident breaking down , of the plot . He knew those six towus to include Sheffield , Worcester , Bristol , Newcastle , and Manchester . He had made himself thoroughly acquainted with the circumstances connected with these elections , and he had no hesitation in saying they were aa valid as the Glasgow elections . The parties objecting had an object in view ; they calculated on being in a position to commit

      the Conference at its first sitting . Union was not their object , * no , their object was to separate the people from their best friends . When they saw attempts like this , he thought the truth should be made known . The bar of pnblic opinion was the only tribunal in such cases . The people ought to hold all men there ; it was the only bulwark between them and corruption . He would tell them now what he bad hitherto been silent on—when Joseph Sturge was in Glasgow , he said to the Rev . Patrick Brewster , that rt Feargus O'Connor and some other leaders must be got quit of ; and that the name must be changed ; " but he ( Mr . C . ) would tell the people they must rely on themselves . Till every man acted aa if success depended on himself he had no hopes of their succeeding . The Charter , in its amended

      form , would be issued in a few days , and he hoped they would purchase it , peruse it , and rally round it , In conclusion , he had to thank them for their kind invitation ; and , as to the trust they had lately reposed in him , so far as he was concerned , he assured them it never would be allowed to fall till he wae laid in the dust . air . Ancott , in briefly " referring to the selfishness of the middle classes , and their threadbare complaints against the working clashes as to their unworthiness to enjoy the franchise , said , that in the Conference not one word wag dropped by a working nnn out of place , or in the way of recrimination , while all tbat was unseemly was from the middle classes—( Hear , hear . ) He had known that class long . He moved amongst them . He was uofc

      a politician of yesterday ; he was struggling for the same object thirty-three years ago . He was still determined to struggle in the cause , and he hoped the people would act true to themselves . After a few other brief remarks , Mr . Ancott retired amidst the plaudits of the meeting . Jameg Proudfoct , of Clyde Mills , in his usual pleasant and pertinent style , moved a vote of thanks to the Glasgow delegates foT the manner in which they had discharged tbeir duty , and the frank and straightforward manner in which they had briefly laid before them the proceedings of the lale Conference . This was seconded by Mr . Dennis M'Millan , and carried by acclamation . Mr . Ancott , on his owa behalf , and that of his fellow-delegates , acknowledged tha

      compliment . The delegates then retired amidst the deafening applanse of the meeting . The yoongar portion of the company then prepared for the dance , which was kept up till an early hour , amidst the best { possible hilarity ; and though the house was crowded to suffocation , not the slightest coafasion occurred , all appearing anxious to please and be pleased . Much credit is due to the committee for their excellent arrangements , and the abundant and superior supply of refreshments . For a long time Gorbals was all but dead in the movement : but now that matters are put into the hands of hard-working and disinterested men , it is one of the beat districts round Glasgow . So much for virtue , and no trimming .

      ARBROATH . —A large and enthusiastic meeting was convened in the Chartist Hall , Burnside , oa Saturday evening , for the purpose of hearing the proceedings of the Conference held in Birmingham , delivered from Mr . Abraham Duncan . Mr . Charles Just was voted to the chair , and the lecturer , in the course of his remarks , stated the gross treatment he received from the concoctors of the Conference , he being tbe only legal delegate from Atbroatb , vrfriie those to whom that privilege was extended had no right to sit , for they never were elected at a public meeting .

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      On Tuesday last , aged 67 , Henry Hindley , of Bradshaw-gate , Leigh . The deceased , was , when living , one of the oldest and most batons Chartists in Leigh . He was respected and beloved by the whoie of the Chartist body , and his death is mnv-h lamented , not only by his afflicted family , but by aEt who knew him .

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      ~ - . SnxsKst . —On Sunday evening last , the large \ loom , HlHgate , was crammed to suffocation . Mr . j Csrter / sras unanimously called to the chair , who , j afters few brief remarks , introduced the Rev . W . j T . Jackson , of Manchester , wio delivered an elo--gaeni and argumentative sermon , for whicb he i TeraiTed an nnanlznons vote of thanks . Six shillings j aufl 3 eTen-penee was « olleeted . I

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 14, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct464/page/5/